The Lions took Jeff Okudah with the third overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft knowing that he would be able to step in as a starter on Day 1. The Lions also signed Desmond Trufant in free agency to make up for the loss of Darius Slay. With Trufant’s experience and Okudah being a rookie, history would suggest that Trufant will probably serve as the Lions’ CB1 for the time being.
In fact, our fearless leader, Jeremy Reisman, published his best guess at Detroit’s current projected depth chart and listed Trufant as the No.